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Page 6 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1981
Local / State
DOE to go out with a bang
United Press International
HOUSTON — Although Presi
dent Reagan plans to do away with
the Department of Energy, one
branch of the DOE is going to exit
with a flourish -— prosecuting
2,000 oil pricing violations accu
mulated over the past seven years.
Rayburn Hanzlik, newly
appointed administrator of the
Economic Regulatory Administra
tion, said the agency has 11
months to prosecute or settle the
cases.
During the past seven years,
the agency has spent $320 million
to recover $1.1 billion in price
violations and Hanzlik said he
feels $1 billion to $5 billion more
can be recovered.
“We have a statutory respon-
siblity to pursue these and we
will,” Hanzlik said. “These com
panies have never been pressured
before, but now they will be. This
is the final push.”
The highest priority among the
pending cases is companies and
individuals who have violated reg
ulations in reselling oil, Hanzlik
said. About 250 cases are pending
in that category — Hanzlik’s office
has settled one.
“After prices skyrocketed, lots
of persons got into the trading
business overnight, ” Hanzlik said.
“Some made huge fortunes and
some were legitimate. But, some
weren’t and (these people)
charged more than they legally
were authorized to. ”
Hanzlik said the agency admits
its regulations were not always
clear.
“The law is extraordinarily
vague,” he said. “It is very com
plex and presents a great deal of
latitude (for traders and oil com
panies). Most of the cases have
never been tested in court. ”
Hanzlik said many oil com
panies are working with the agen
cy to clear the cases but other
companies aren’t being as cooper
ative. He cited Exxon USA as one
of the uncooperative companies.
Exxon lawyer Barbara Finney
said 15 cases are pending against
the company.
“We will defend each and every
one,” she said. “We think we took
the proper course of action and we
intend to prove it in court. We will
not compromise.”
Hanzlik also was firm.
“We have no intention of letting
these people off the hook,” he
said. “We will settle these cases on
a fair and equitable basis. If they
don’t want to and they want to
fight, they face years of litigation.
It’s their choice.”
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Christmas letters begin
for Mail Call volunteers
By STEPHEN M. WARD
Battalion Reporter
Imagine spending Christmas
away from home — away from
home-cooked food, relaxing by
the fire, drinking eggnog with
your family and enjoying warm
conversation on Christmas Eve.
For many American military
personnel on duty in the United
States and around the world,
this Christmas will be their first
away from home. Armed Forces
Mail Call provides a way to
brighten up Christmas and
boost morale for many of these
military volunteers.
“We never get enough let
ters,” said Lee Glen, director of
Armed Forces Mail Call at Fort
Bliss.
An overseas USO wrote that
a sailor initially met his fiancee
after receiving a Christmas card
from her through Mail Call,
Glen said.
Since persons sending letters
to Mail Call will not know to
whom they are writing, Glen
said, the letters should tell
something about the writer’s
family, interests, hobbies, etc.
Glen also said writers should
include their names and com
plete mailing addresses inside
each card and on the outside of
each envelope in case the reci
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letter.
Glen said groups and organi
zations send packages of letters
every year during Christmas
time.
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are forwarded in packages by
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and posts, he said. So, rather
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asked to send 15 cents per card
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